But unlike every other game in the Angry Birds family, the gameplay in Bad Piggies‘ is actually something quite different. Like Rovio’s past efforts, the thin story really just serves as a framework for some truly excellent gameplay (and an excuse to make billions upon billions of dollars in merchandising). That said, to maintain the integrity of my opening paragraph I’m pretty much going to have to insist that these are the same birds and pigs, and that this is what kicked the whole kerfuffle off before the start of the first Angry Birds.Īre we all settled in with the narrative now? Good – because it doesn’t really matter all that much anyways. I imagine their conflict as something of a never-ending cycle, like Elmer chasing Bugs. Piggies tells the tale of how the pigs from Angry Birds managed to steal their eggs in the first place – or at the very least, it tells the tale of some pigs plotting to steal the eggs of some birds. But what about Bad Piggies? Is it a prequel as worthy as those I’ve mentioned? Or is it more like The Phantom Menace?Īfter spending a few hours with the game, I assure you – Bad Piggies is most definitely not The Phantom Menace.

The Godfather Part II, Prometheus, X-Men First Class – all fantastic stories that take place before the start of the properties we’ve come to know and love. But looking back, some prequels have been fantastic.

I suppose we have George Lucas to thank for that. As a society, it seems safe to say that we’re collectively averse to prequels.

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